U.S., CANADIAN ORGANICS STANDARDS CALLED PARALLEL

OTTAWA -- As U.S. organic-agriculture enthusiasts welcome the long-awaited new standards for their growing industry, the Canadian General Standards Board, based here, is preparing to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the implementation of its own organics rules.agriculture: protect the environment, minimize soil degradation and erosion, decrease pollution, optimize biological productivity and

Mar 27, 2000

OTTAWA -- As U.S. organic-agriculture enthusiasts welcome the long-awaited new standards for their growing industry, the Canadian General Standards Board, based here, is preparing to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the implementation of its own organics rules.

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